Monday 15 August 2022 01:43 AM Jacinda Ardern: Major blow for PM as one of her own MP's attacks government ... trends now
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied a bullying culture in New Zealand's Labour Party as a rogue MP continues to make destructive claims about senior party figures.
Gaurav Sharma, Labour's Hamilton West MP, has gone public with claims of bullying, misspending of taxpayer funds, and wrongdoing by staffing and standards agency Parliamentary Service.
However, it has since been revealed that a number of Dr Sharma's former staff quit within months of taking jobs in his office, citing serious misgivings over his management style.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (left) has denied a bullying culture in New Zealand's Labour Party as a Gaurav Sharma, Labour's Hamilton West MP, (right) goes public with claims of bullying, misspending of taxpayer funds, and wrongdoing by staffing
Dr Sharma could face sanction by Labour's caucus after piling on to former and current whips Kieran McAnulty and Duncan Webb in an explosive 2,624-word Facebook post.
The first-term MP alleges Mr McAnulty, a favourite of Ms Ardern's and now emergency management minister, 'kept gaslighting me, shouting at me, degrading me in front of caucus members ... and telling me that I was a terrible MP'.
In one episode, Dr Sharma says he was left waiting by Mr McAnulty for two hours while the whip was drinking and watching an America's Cup sailing race.
Neither Ms Ardern nor Mr McAnulty have addressed the claims.
Dr Sharma, a GP before entering parliament in 2020 after Labour's landslide win, fell out with his own party after being blocked from hiring staff.
Mr Sharma has alleged Mr McAnulty (pictured) 'kept gaslighting me, shouting at me,
